Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 4-332
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Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2019
(a) Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about the application and commission of a person as a notary public.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about the application and commission of a person as a notary public.
(b) A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives: (1) the name of the notary public; (2) the home address of the notary public; (3) the home and business telephone numbers of the notary public; (4) the issue and expiration dates of the notary public’s commission; (5) the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or (6) the signature of the notary public.
(b) A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives: (1) the name of the notary public; (2) the notary public’s business address or, if a business address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s home address; (3) the notary public’s business telephone number or, if a business telephone number is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s home telephone number; (4) the notary public’s business e–mail address or, if a business e–mail address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s personal e–mail address; (5) the issue and expiration dates of the notary public’s commission; (6) the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or (7) the signature of the notary public.
(c) A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.
(c) A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.
(d) A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could:
(1) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;
(2) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
(3) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(4) disclose the identity of a confidential source;
(5) disclose an investigative technique or procedure;
(6) prejudice an investigation; or
(7) endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.
(d) A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could:
(1) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;
(2) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;
(3) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(4) disclose the identity of a confidential source;
(5) disclose an investigative technique or procedure;
(6) prejudice an investigation; or
(7) endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.
(e) A custodian who sells lists of notaries public shall omit from the lists the name of any notary public, on written request of the notary public.
(e) A custodian who sells lists of notaries public shall omit from the lists the name of any notary public, on written request of the notary public.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.